Wedding My Ex’s Uncle

Chapter 25 The best news

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Kaia’s eyes turned cold. “Joanne, that’s not okay. Once the ceremony’s done, won’t everyone think I’m already married? Is it fair to a girl’s name?”

Joanne said nothing.

“You have five days. That’s the most I can do. Figure out how to tell Sir Graves. If not, I won’t show up to that wedding either.”

Kaia stood up. “I’ve got things to do. Tell Sir Graves I’ve gone.”

That was her final grace–dignified, but firm.

Alden came down empty–handed, annoyed. Seeing Joanne alone at the table, he frowned.

“Where is she?” he asked.

Joanne shot him a glare. “Your fiancée just walked out on you. Happy now?”

Kaia drove herself today, just in case she needed to make a quick getaway if things got awkward.

But the moment she left Graves Manor, it hit her that she had completely forgotten to ask Lucien about the contract.

Shortcuts or not, she just wanted her company to have a real

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chance.

She pulled to the side of the road and grabbed her phone, clicking on the contact marked with a little galaxy.

[Mr. Graves, are you staying at the manor tonight?]

She thought it’d take a while for him to reply. But to her surprise, he texted back almost instantly.

[What? Want me to walk you out?]

Just reading that made Kaia’s cheeks heat up.

Lucien always looked so proper and distant, but his texts had this… strange tone.

Is he teasing me?

Maybe it was just her overthinking, but something about it felt like a low–key flirt.

the car, not even seeing him, Kaia still straightened

left. But if it’s not too much trouble and you’re okay with

it lasted forever. After a full minute, his

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[Sure.]

across the screen, a faint smirk tugging at

lazily. “Dad, Zane, I’ve got something to handle. I’m

and Zane turned,

you say you were staying over

lightly, “Can’t. I forgot to feed my

off, leaving the two men staring after

“Since when does he

Zane shrugged. “Beats me.

over more often. He’s been more like a guest than family

weird gap between him and his youngest son. He couldn’t put his

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25 The

the curb, softly humming to herself. Then, she spotted

waved at

car stopped right in

Graves!” she called, voice bright. She was clearly glad

Lucien chuckled silently.

for her ducking him earlier, and now she was practically waiting with open

stayed cool as he rolled down the

to talk outside–being stuck in that small car space with

Graves Manor, and hanging out

all amused. “So… you were waiting for

eyes and forced a fake smile. “Well, I just wanted to

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as she said that,

were waiting here?” his

nodded sheepishly. “Yeah. But I’m not asking you to pull strings. I

like you think someone’s being unfair to

how to explain the whole

please don’t

dropped it and said softly, “Look, there used to be all these shady deals and connections pushing clients around.

Kaia

“Thank you, Mr. Graves!”

he meant it. If he gave